Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Support Group Analysis

Alcoholism is prevalent in every community. Alcoholism is an illness, in which individuals are addicted to alcohol. Individuals who are addicted to alcohol feel as though they cannot function every day without it. Those addicted who do not seek help in most cases, hurt themselves, their families and others. This paper aims to prove how Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) support groups can help those individuals who seek help and try to cope with this illness effectively.
The purpose of the AA support group meetings are so that those who have the illness of alcoholism can interact with others who are or have been addicted to alcohol and learn how to cope with everyday life without consuming alcohol. The group leader starts the meetings by meditation and The Serenity Prayer. They have an order of how they conduct the meetings, such as reading the 12 steps of AA aloud and reading motivational passages. There is no pressure on anyone and they constantly support and motivate one another. During this meeting there were twelve people in attendance. These individuals share their …show more content…
The positive aspects include, supporting one another, focusing on help from God or a “Higher Power”, and the environment of love and concern, like a family. With the positive aspects in place, the participants will have positive outcomes, maintaining their sobriety. There was only one negative aspect I observed and, that was that every time a participant spoke, they said their name and that they are an alcoholic. I believe the participants should change the wording of the statement to I have recovered as an alcoholic. This statement is more positive and if the participants will continue to confess this statement they will believe it and maybe have less desire to relapse. Negative outcomes may result from the current statement, due to the fact that they still tell themselves they are